Checker shooter



Nov. 30 1926.

F. J. HANLEY CHECKER SHOOTER Filed June '7. 1926 YENQ fj l'ancl/sJflanle y ATTORNEYS D WITNESSES Fatent New. 39, 126.

FRANCIS J. HANLEY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CHECKER SHOOTER.

Application filed June 7,

This invention relates to shooters or de vices for propelling game pieces and the like.

The principal object of the present inven tion is the provision of a shooter to be used by youngsters for shooting or propelling game pieces, such as disks, marbles and sundry other pieces for playing games, or for divers other purposes and which is capable of being used without requiring the youngsters to crouch or get down on hands and knees to avoid soiling the clothing.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention resides in the particular provision, construction and operation of the parts of the shooter.

The nature of the invention and its distinguishing features and advantages will appear when the following specification is read in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the shooter embodying the present invention; the elongated tube or barrel being broken away.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view illustrating certain details of the invention.

Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation illustrating certain details of the invention.

Fig. 4 is a view illustrating a modification of the muzzle end of the device.

Referring now more particularly to Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the drawing it will be apparent that, in one embodiment of the inven- H tion there is provided a tube or elongated barrel 10 which has a trigger mechanism 11 and associated handle 12 at one end thereof. The trigger mechanism, in the present instance includes a trigger 13 carried by a spring 14 attached as at 15 to the handle 12. The trigger 13 has a pin or the like 16 which is movable into and out of a hole 17 in the wall of the barrel 10. Arranged for movement in the barrel 10 is a member 18 having a manipulator 19. a portion of which extends through a slot 20 in the barrel, and an apertured lug 21 at one end. The end of the barrel 10 remote from that having the handle and trigger mechanism is constructed so that the muzzle end 22 of the barrel may be disposed at an angle with respect to the other or major portion of the barrel. The said muzzle end 22. in the present instance consists of a curved extension of the barrel 10 as shown most clearly in Figs. 1 and 2 so that the muzzle end may be placed in contact with an even 1926. Serial No. 114.828.

and horizontal surface such as sidewalk pavement -or street pavement, while the other majorportion of the barrel is disposed so that the handle will be within convenient reach of the one using the shooter. An im act member 23 is provided which is movab e within the muzzle end 22, and the said impact member is connected to the trigger mechanism'll to be held in a retracted position or to be released thereby, by the intervention of a flexible connection 24, one end of which is connected to the apertured lug 21 as at 25 and the opposite end thereof is connected to an apertured lug 26 on the impact member 23, as at 27. Means is provided for rapidly propelling the impact member 23 out of the muzzle end 22 of the barrel when the trigger mechanism 11 is manipulated to release the impact member 23. The said means in the present instance consists of a stop head 28 formed in the barrel 10 and a coil spring 29. One end of the spring 29 is in engagement with the bead 28, and the opposite end of the spring is in engagement with one end of the impact member 23, as shown most clearly in Fig. 2. The flexible connection 24 is sufliciently long to permit the impact member to be propelled a suitable distance out of the muzzle end 22 as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2, when the member 18 is released by manipulating the trigger 13. When the member 18 is drawn' back toward the handle by grasping the manipulator 19, the rounded portion 30 of the member 18 rides on the end of the pin 16 and depresses the trigger. When the member is withdrawn to a certain point, the pin 16 is projected through the hole 17 to confront the member 18 and thus hold the impact member 23 retracted against the action of the spring 29. It will now be apparent that by manipulating the trigger 13 with the parts of the trigger m'echanism set as shown in Fig. 3, the spring 29 will function to propel the impact member outwardly with respect to the muzzle end 22, and any game piece such as a checker or marble may be propelled in the desired direction.

In Fig. 4 there is shown a modified construction of the muzzle end, and in this instance is of a semi-rigid flexible muzzle end 35 produced by using a coiled flexible piece of material to produce a tubular construction to conform in cross sectional size to the size of the barrel. The said muzzle end may be attached in any suitable manner by'solhas been described a particular type of trigger mechanism, that any other suitable type of trigger mechanism may be emloyed in lieu of the one shown, and that other minor details of construction may be modified and rearranged without departmg from the spirit of the invention in accordance with the terms of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A shooter comprising a curved muzzle portion, and an impact member arranged for movement in said muzzle portion vfor guidance, a trigger mechanism operatively connected to said impact member to retract and same, and means acting on the 1m act member to propel the same out of t e muzzle portion when released by said trigger mechanism. 4

a barrel having.

release the- 2. A shooter comprising a barrjel' having" a curved muzzle portion, and an' impact member arranged for movement in said muzzle portion for guidance, a trigger mechanism operatively connected to said impact member to retract and release the same, and means acting on the impact 'member propel the same out of the muzzle portion vwhen released by said trigger mechanism, said means adapted tomove into the curved muzzle portion in the propulsion of the impact member.

3. A shooter comprising; a barrel having amuzzle portion adapted to be disposed at an angle with respect tothe rest of the barrel, and an impact member arranged for movement 1n said muzzle. portion for guidance, a trigger mechanism operatlvely connected to-said impact member to-retract and release the same, and means acting onjthe impact member to propeljtheIsame out of,

FRANCIS J. HANLEY. 

